A/N- Apparently I am cursed to give this story nothing but tiny updates. Sorry… I promise to try harder to make the update longer next time.
This should be the last chapter this year (wow, that is strange to say…) so I just want to take this chance to say how much I appreciate all of my readers. I love you all, and I want to thank you for giving me a great year!
Enjoy the rest of 2012, you guys~!
I attempted to capture Laxus's deuchebaggary from the first season/Fantasia arc, so I hope I did a good job. Most of the time when I write about Laxus, it's either after Tenroujima, or it's before he became an asshole… so I hope I'm in character…
Disclaimer- I am neither the owner of Fairy Tail or a Voodoo Queen. I just combined the two ideas for some innocent fun.
Cana blinked in surprise. "So let me get this straight. You took a woman's fiance, ran off in the middle of the night, and stayed away for three years. You knew she was a witch, and when you came back and she cursed you, you were surprised?"
Cana's blonde guest started, "Well, yes-"
"Not to mention," Cana spoke over him, "She set very clear parameters for how to break the curse. It never occurred to you that maybe you should try to follow her guidelines on how to beak the curse if you wanted it gone so bad?"
Laxus opened his mouth to speak, again, but she cut him off once more, "What makes you think I have any interest in helping you?"
His blue-gray eyes shot wide, "Because I would pay you, of course!"
Cana felt anger steadily building up within her. She took a deep breath, and calmly and carefully told the young man in her home, "Listen to me. What that young woman did to you, you deserve and more. For three years, she didn't know where the man she loved was, she didn't know what he was doing, and she didn't know if he was safe. If it had been me, I would have done worse then take away your ability to feel!"
"It doesn't matter if she didn't know where he was!" Laxus shouted, "She should have trusted him to be fine!"
Cana clenched her hand to keep herself from slapping the idiot currently sitting in her living room, "If the person you loved had suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night, would you be worried?"
"Depends," the blonde said, "Is it a man or a woman?"
"What does that have to do with anything!?" Cana yelled.
Laxus leaned back in his chair, obviously relaxed, "Well, if it was a man, I would be fine. Men can take care of themselves. But women are delicate and frail. If a-"
"Get out," Cana interrupted, "Get out of my house right now."
"What!?" Laxus yelled, jumping out of his chair.
"I said get out!" Cana yelled, crossing her arms underneath her breasts to keep from strangling the man.
"Why!?" Laxus yelled back, his anger showing on his face.
"Because I will not be working for you!" Cana screamed, "You, good sir, are an uptight stick in the mud, with an old fashioned idea of women and what they should be doing! I refuse to lower myself to help you!"
"I'll pay double your usual fee," Laxus said, crossing his arms.
Cana started shoving the man out of her home, "I don't care how much you offer me! I will not work for you! And nothing you say will make me!"
"I'll pay you three times your usual fee!" Laxus yelled as she pushed him.
"I'm not interested!" Cana screamed, arriving at the door. She opened it and pushed him outside. She could see the shocked expression on the face of the brunette man who had been left with the horses.
"What can I do to make you help me?" Laxus pleaded.
Cana grabbed the door handle, preparing to slam it, "There is nothing you can do to convince me to help you."
"I'll pay you five hundred thousand dollars!" the blonde man screamed as she slammed the door in his face.
~Five... Five hundred thousand dollars...? That... That's enough to pay back all the money I owe... pay my tab at Mira's bar... take care of Daddy... get Mama a proper grave... help Lisanna with her baby. And he'll pay me that much...? There's no way he has the money for that!~
Cana opened the door just enough to peek out at him with one eye, "There's no way you have that kind of money. If you did, you could get someone better then me to help you."
"I heard that you were the best," Laxus said with a shrug, "And I do have that kind of money. Ever heard of Dreyar Electricity?"
~No way... No way is he one of those Dreyar. There is no way… well… he did say his name was 'Laxus Dreyar' when we met… but a millionaire? Showing up on my doorstep? It's just not possible…~
"Prove it," Cana said, "Prove that you have that kind of money."
Cana watched as Laxus gestured to the brunette man, who grabbed a sack and carried it to Laxus. Laxus opened the sack and showed her the contents – money.
Cana released a shuddering breath and opened the door, reaching for the bag. Mr. Dreyar yanked it out of her grasp. "Nuh uh uh," he said, "I don't know if we have an agreement. Do we, Miss Alberona? If we do, I'll give you half now, and half when you finish your… magic."
"Fine," Cana spat out, "We have a deal."
"Good," Laxus said, holding his hand out to shake.
Cana accepted his hand, and shook it.
As Laxus counted out her money, she said in a normal tone, "Oh, and Mr. Dreyar?"
"Yes?" he asked, glancing up at her.
She smiled a sadistic smile, "If you ever refer to what I do as 'magic' again, I will personally make sure that not being able to feel is the least of your problems, do you understand?"
She watched with satisfaction as he swallowed convulsively, "Yes, ma'am."
"Good."
